Former NFL quarterback Koy Detmer is heading into his fourth season as the head coach at Somerset High School, outside of San Antonio, Texas. It’s the school where his legendary father, the late Sonny Detmer, became one of the greatest offensive minds the sport has ever seen.
Detmer has led the Bulldogs to the postseason each season. His record is 24-11.
Below, Detmer, who except for one game, played his entire pro career with the Philadelphia Eagles, talks about where there’s pressure trying to follow in his dad’s footsteps.
Sonny Detmer, who passed in 2020, spent over three decades as a high school football coach in the Lone Star State. He amassed a lifetime record of 235-141-2 with three stops at Somerset, plus head coaching jobs at Mission and Southwest.
Detmer and his sons, Ty and Koy, amassed offensive production numbers that re-wrote Texas high school football passing records.
The legend of Sonny Detmer began with Ty Detmer at Southwest High School. Before leaving to BYU, where he would win the Heisman Trophy, Ty had 8,000 passing yards with 71 touchdowns.
Then came Koy’s career at Mission High where he broke Ty’s state records. Koy left high school with 8,221 yards passing with 82 touchdowns. In his final high school game, Koy completed a then national record 44 passes in a game. Koy Detmer is still tied for 14th on the all-time list in that category.
